a decorated officer in the u.s. marine corps faces possible discharge after writing an e-mail that could have exposed a threat to marine, but some say major jason bresler should be given an award instead. ivan watson reports on this story. reporter: jason bresler is not just a new york city fireman. he s also a highly decorated officer in the u.s. marine reserve, serving four tours in iraq and in afghanistan. now facing possible discharge on less-than-honorable terms after serving 13 years. for a man like jason bresler, being asked to separate from the marine corps he loves so much would be a worst punishment than jail. reporter: legally, he cannot speak about his case, so it s under review. so his attorney, kevin carroll, is speaking for him. here s what he says happened. bresler was in the u.s. in the summer of 2012 when he received an urgent message to his yahoo!
could have saved lives. why is he the one face punishment? reporter: jason bresler is not just a new york city fireman. he s also a highly decorated officer in the u.s. marine reserve serving four tours in iraq and afghanistan. so why is major bresler facing possible discharge on less than honorable terms after serving 13 years with the marines? for a man like jason bresler, being asked to separate from the marine corps that you love so much would be an even worse punishment than jail. reporter: legally major bresler cannot speak about his case because it s still under review. his attorney is speaking for him. here s what he says happened. bresler was in the u.s. in the summer of 2012 when he received an urgent message to his yahoo! e-mail account from his fellow marine officers at a base in afghanistan s turbulent helmand
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